iPhone Nano Concept Photo?

[Michael CM1]

Many of you see to act like you can't grasp that many people have different needs or wants than youselves. This is sad. Apple really has no choice but to release new hardware if it expects to remain viable and competitive in the market place. In any event IPhone is not perfect but it is ahead of the pack.

While personally not interested many people do prefer small phones. In fact I'd say the market is huge. Also the on screen image size and keyboard size is not a problem. You all have heard of syncing haven't you? If the device is for the most part used read only tight text input will not be a problem. Even on my current gen iPhone those adresses I could import I entered in with a real keyboard on my Mac. There is just so much one can do with touch screens.

Now this will feather some shorts but what if the intention was to phase out the current iPhone in favor of Nano and leave the needs for a larder device to iPhone Maxi? This so called Nano might be the current phones replacement.


Dave

Another sane voice! I said this in the other thread, but it begs repeating. About 95 percent of the posters on here would never want anything like an iPhone Nano. But there are millions tha would buy it up. The iPod/iPod Nano comparison is a great example. I still don't get the concept of spending $200 on an iPod Nano when I can spend $250 on an iPod Classic, but apparently a lot of people do that.

I still don't think Apple will make a phone that won't run the same apps that the iPhone 3G runs, so the "Nano" may actually just be a stripped down version in slimmer casing or it could have some way of running the same apps at a smaller resolution.

 

[fleshman03]

I just got sent this image anonymously. Could be legit is the IP address it came from was from registered to a publishing company in the Bay Area and has been known for leaks in the past. The message just said to expect the same size screen but reduced bezel and a home button on the edge.

That's the best way I could think of doing an iPhone Nano. However, wouldn't the home button be accidently push in pocket and on a dock?


How did you manage to get that picture or am I just biting on sarcasm?

 

[Yr Blues]

Another sane voice! I said this in the other thread, but it begs repeating. About 95 percent of the posters on here would never want anything like an iPhone Nano. But there are millions tha would buy it up.

I think a lot of naysayers already own an iPhone and don't want to devalue their own property. But that's Apple. They release new stuff the day after you buy them. Deal with it. They make some things that consider the budget minded, like the Shuffle and the Mac Mini. Remember the Cube? It was re-envisioned as the Mini, going from premium to economy and getting outclassed at the same time.

 

[ChrisN]

an iPhone Nano would be cool to look at I guess but I just want the next full fledged iPhone because mine is falling apart.

ChrisN

 

[Yr Blues]

I just got sent this image anonymously. Could be legit is the IP address it came from was from registered to a publishing company in the Bay Area and has been known for leaks in the past. The message just said to expect the same size screen but reduced bezel and a home button on the edge.

I still think it's going to be primarily a landscape device.

 

[joemama]

In order to understand the iPhone nano, you have to understand why Apple would want to release one in the first place. My answer, is that they want to increase sales. Duh. In the US, what is the biggest barrier to sales? I argue it's the ATT exclusivity. This factor alone reduces sales by roughly 50%. Factor #2 is the DATA PLAN! That's what makes it too expensive for some.

So, I don't know what the Apple/ATT contract says, but I suspect that if you eliminate the DATA aspect, Apple might be able to sell the phone unlocked, or even sell it exclusive to VERIZON!

So, could this nano include wifi but exclude all the cellular data aspects? ie, the real cost savings in this nano is that you don't pay ANY data fees? You pay for a voice contract, the wifi is free, and everything else is ala carte?

Maybe you can't call it an iPhone. Basically, it's not what you've shown here in pictorial form, but Verizon might be willing to subsidize it, even if they don't get the data fees.

Meanwhile, it is too small to offer any of the Apps. It's just a regular cell phone, plus itunes, itunes movies, plus youtube, and essentially everything the original iPhone offered, before 2.0. You just have to use wifi to get the good stuff.

YEAH BABY!

You are right on the money. This is the first thing I thought of. ATT has the rights to the iPhone, maybe not the iPhone Nano.

The only disagree on the App store feature. Apple would INSIST this be in the Nano as it's the future of phones. But, it may be limited to just wifi like you said. No data plans.

Should be a fun MacWorld!

 

[Kevster89]

this is so pointless. It's not as if the current iPhone/iPhone 3G are huge bricks. There is no need for a smaller phone, this is just plain dumb. If the nano were to encompass the same features at the regular iPhone, then it would be completely pointless.

 

[nfl46]

Apple is all about making more money! We all know if the iPhone Nano comes out, it'll sell, regardless of how much we disapprove of it.

I could definitely see this iPhone Nano at Wal-Mart next year.

 

[RKpro]

Why would you make a smaller version of a device that doesn't have a big enough screen? My Archos PMP has a 4.3" 800x480 screen and web browsing doesn't require zooming. Why not make a phone without a thick boarder and a 800x480 screen?

 

[fleshman03]

this is so pointless. It's not as if the current iPhone/iPhone 3G are huge bricks. There is no need for a smaller phone, this is just plain dumb. If the nano were to encompass the same features at the regular iPhone, then it would be completely pointless.

Smaller storage capacity.

Apple is all about making more money! We all know if the iPhone Nano comes out, it'll sell, regardless of how much we disapprove of it.

I could definitely see this iPhone Nano at Wal-Mart next year.

I'd more more than 4gb, but many WalMart customers are fine with 4gb. That is until they download a movie or two...

 

[twoodcc]

very interesting. of course i would like to see a device like this released, but i really don't think it will happen

 

[gtg660w]

WOW, somebody learned how to take a pic in microsoft paint, shrink it, and lay it over another image. Just simply amazing

 

[SleepyHead157]

that could be really interesting. I don't know how it will do considering the iphone is now priced at a decent price. plus the nano would be hard to type on.

 

[OrganMusic]

Forgive me if this has been said before in this thread, but the picture in the OP sure looks like a photochop to me.

 

[eliotschreiner]

What if it was simply an ipod-phone? No internet capabilities. I think a portion of people don't get an iphone because the phone bill is so large because of the internet bill. That would also make the phone fundamentally cheaper and thinner.

 

[Roessnakhan]

If it happens them I'm fine with it - people will find a use for it like they did the iPod nano. I do not why get why people get all up in arms when so-called spy images come out. Does it hurt you to see a fake? Several highly criticized "fakes" also turned out to be the iPhone 3G and the new iPod nano. I'll take it with a grain of salt, but I won't discredit it.

 

[hexonxonx]

What if it was simply an ipod-phone? No internet capabilities. I think a portion of people don't get an iphone because the phone bill is so large because of the internet bill. That would also make the phone fundamentally cheaper and thinner.

If you look at the photo of the Nano, you can see it has Safari.

 

[huntercr]

Personally, I see no point to the iPhone nano. The iPhone is already the right size. Just stuff more tech into it, please. If you want a smaller form factor, go for the squidget:

That looks too much like the Microsoft O-phone

 

[j3yq]

I see no point for this, but some people think smaller is better i guess

 

[bobsentell]

ECHO....echo...

I just got sent this image anonymously. Could be legit is the IP address it came from was from registered to a publishing company in the Bay Area and has been known for leaks in the past. The message just said to expect the same size screen but reduced bezel and a home button on the edge.

Well, I'm glad someone posted this possibility, as I discussed here about 3 hours ago. This is the only possible way they could make a smaller iPhone without screwing up the screen resolution. They could put the home button on the bottom or make the whole screen a home button.

 

[eliotschreiner]

If you look at the photo of the Nano, you can see it has Safari.

I'm assuming that the photo is a concept, and doesn't necessarily represent a real product. If apple were to make an iphone nano, this is what they could do.

 

[California]

before the iPhone came out, I liked the idea of a shuffle iPhone... no screen just music and phone.

 

[Sysbase]

Smaller Cheaper! Would be awesome!

 

[huntercr]

Would it be as bad if this were a new small form factor ipod touch?
( with speaker/microphone yes )

I think as long as you kept the same resolution, this would be pretty nifty.. sell it as 8GB and 16GB only, have colors like the nano. Sell it for more than a nano, less than a touch.

oh well. I really want my dream device... a 720x480 true 16:9 100GB harddrive based touch with display port out. Have it have all the capability of the AppleTV, infact make a "dock" that effectively is an Apple TV, except that you can take your entire video library of HD movies with you.

One can dream...

 

[eliotschreiner]

Well, I'm glad someone posted this possibility, as I discussed here about 3 hours ago. This is the only possible way they could make a smaller iPhone without screwing up the screen resolution. They could put the home button on the bottom or make the whole screen a home button.

I'm thinking it would be cool if they did the home button like the mighty mouse; have two buttons, one on either side, for a "squeeze" type idea.